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Leyne

Jeremy Leyne, MD.
Actually named Diarmaid in Irish, which is anglicized as Jeremiah or Jeremy, and also Dermot.
"Jeremias O'Leyne" in medical degree. "Jeremy Leyne" in will index.
See wikitree.
See entry in tree by Patrick Lyons.
He was educated in France. Got medical degree in 1739.
He mar 1745 to Elizabeth O'Connell.
He was a doctor in Tralee.
He died 1772.
They had issue:

Maurice Leyne, MD.
See wikitree.
He was educated in France.
He mar 1786 to Agnes McGillycuddy [descendant of Edward III].
In 1806 he witnessed the memorial of the will of Arthur Blennerhassett, of Fortfield (died 1790). Memorial made in 1806.
He died 26 Jan 1833 (NOT 1823).
They had issue:

Capt. Richard Leyne,
born 1790.
He mar 1817, Tralee, to Elizabeth O'Connor [bapt 1 Dec 1798, descendant of Edward III].
He died 1864.
They had issue:

John Gerald Leyne,
Jack, born 1841 (by age at death).
See wikitree.
He mar Margaret Elizabeth Wilkinson.
He is listed as "Master Mariner" at dau's birth and his death.
Captain, City of Cork Steam Packet Company.
He died 1893, Cork, age 52 yrs.
They had issue:

1. Mary Elizabeth Leyne, born 1877.
   She mar John Winder.
   They had issue:
   1. Elizabeth Mary Winder,
      born 1918.
      She had issue:
      1. Susan Good.
         Her daughter is a weak DNA match (through unknown line) of: Frank McGrath.

   
   

2. Elizabeth Leyne,
   Elizabeth Agnes Leyne,
   born 1879, Cork.
   See her bapt entry, St.Patrick's, Cork, 5 May 1879. Someone wrote a note that she later married O'Connell.
   She mar 1909 to Daniel O'Connell and had issue.

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Leyne wills

Leyne wills listed in Ardfert and Aghadoe Will Index (up to 1858).
See also entries in [Index to Irish Wills, vol.3].

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References

• Lyne on pp.330-331 of [Hickson, vol.1, 1872].
• Leyne on pp.246-248 of [O'Connell, vol.1, 1892].

• "Dr. Dermot Lyne", by Gerard J. Lyne, Journal of the KAHS, no.8, 1975, pp.45-72.

• Extracts from Leyne Manuscript, by John T Collins. [O'Kief] Vol. 11, pp.926-930.
  • See p.926 on Ancestry copy.
  • See p.926 on FamilySearch copy.

Manuscripts and notes

• Leyne family in tree on p.70 of MS 42,561.

• Items of Maurice Leyne (son of Capt. Richard Leyne):
  • Notebook containing poems, and notes re Leyne. Date 1848. [NLI] MS 34,938 A. See entry.
  • Autograph album, c.1848. [NLI] N.6305, P.7142. See entry. Contains poems and notes. Cannot see any autographs.

• Leyne notes. Author unknown.
  • See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.

• Leyne notes. Apparently copied from Mary Agnes Hickson.

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Sources yet to be consulted

• LEYNE in [Denny, 1923]